Tire and rim lock.



G. J. FANNER.

TIRE AND RIM LQOK. APPLICATION TILED DEO.16, 1909.

Patented July 12, 1910.

W! TN 15.? 5 F3 55 i i I N I v I v i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. GEORGE J. FANNER, F CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOB TO THE FANNER COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

' Be it known 'Ztli'at'I, GEORGE J. FAxsnn,

a "citizen of' the- Unite'd sta'tes, residingnat' Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have {invented "some certain new and usefulimprovements m Tire and:'

Rim Locks; and';'l d'oherebydeclare the following to be a' full, clear,-and"exact do scriptio'n of'the"inventionysiich.as' will enable others'skilled in the art to which .it pertains to make anduse the same. v 1 i This invention relates to detachable {tires and rims for wheels and has for its object to provide a simple, strong and convenient settin and'locking device adapted to be located in the felly of the wheel and to engage the rim so that the rim with its tire can be quickly, easily, forcibly and positively applied thereto showing the preferred location of the setter and lock in relation to the circumference of the felly of the wheel. Fir. II, illustrates iii plan view a rim lock an' setter constructed according t0-ury iuvenuon showing the some with top removed and the position of the parts after the rim has been set and locked in position on the felly of the wheel. Fig. III, is a cross sectional view taken through a wheel felly, rim and tire, and also through the loclgand setter showing the position of the parts when the rim and tire are set" and locked and illustrating the incline structure of the folly and felly band.

In the drawings, 1, represents a wheel folly which in the illustration is shown as being of the artillery construction and hence of wood and being iueased or surrounded by a band of metal 2, say about three sixteonths of an inch thick and the width of the telly. 'lhe i'l-lly with its hand 2, is so constructed as to incline from the outside of the wheel flaring inward, and the hand 2 is made so as suitahe wrench and thus in remov ng the to Form pockets 3, in the telly l, for the receplion of the sellers and locks 4,4,1. which are shown arranged and secured equidistant apart. around the folly and contiguous to its "TIRE nitnmn'rrookf Specificetionofiiettersiate'uti .Appl'icaflon fil d December 16; 1969. lserialiNo. I $33,456:; N

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periphery. :In the case illustrated three are {shown .anclwnre located preferably opposite "theaspokes 5, 5; 5, T for convenience; in construction. a 7,;

" (irrepresents a pnenn'iatic tire which may be of any r-type iund held'on a rim 7, to wlncli'=' 1tusisecured.-.=lThe tlre- (3 i is readily detachable-from i the rnno'T. and one or more inflated tires may: be carried on a vehicle or in stock-for quick servicef in case of a puncprovided with spuds 8,9,"located on its innernperipher and idcated preferably central'of JKSJWldtll, the 'ICSPCCtWG pairs of pins 8, 9, being-also arranged to conform with tliean'umberof setters or locks 4-, 4, l,

- The setter and lock is fo' uied and operated as follows:'10,-10', rcpresvnt'two rotatable or oscillating locks or members which are pivotally secured as at ll, ll, n'ei'erably in a casing or box 4. The outer eges of the peri )heries ol' the locks or members 10, it), are 'ormcd with open slots 13, 13, of sailicient area to receive the nus-"or spuds 8, 9, which, are preferably Ollllfid of oblong shapes in cross section so that they will engage in the slots'l3, more firmly and can be disengaged therefrom morefully. The op )osite edge of eaehflo'ck 10, 10' is proed with a series of'tecth 14,whicl1 engage in a slidingnut 15, provided with racks to, 17, on either side of thenut l5, and movable therewith. The nut- 15 is so mounted that as it slides in either direction the lock memhers l0, 10, are moved thus partially r0- lating the lock members and drawing the pins 8, t). with the rim 7, in or oul of engagement or locked position on the folly of the wheel. in order to operate the nut .1 have shown a screw 18, mounted so as to engage and o crate the nail? which is done by a tire and its attached rim it can be started oil easily.

'In illustrating arid setting forth this insaid toothed rack and to engage said rim.

2. In a vehicle wheel, a detachable' rim, means for forcin said rim ofi and on the felly of said whee com rising toothed mem- .bers pivoted to said fel y and in engagement with said rim, a screw threaded member working between said pivoted members, and

a toothed member carried by said screw threaded member adapted to engage and rock said pivoted members.

3. In a'rim .lock for vehicle wheels, the

combination with a detachable rim, means for forcing said rim onor off the folly of said wheel comprisingltoothed members pivotally mounted on said felly, said pivotally mounted members being provided with oppositely disposed peripheral recessed por- I tions and toothed ortions, a screw threaded member a nut-wor rin on said screw threaded member, said nut having oppositely disposed toothed portions in engagement with the toothed portions of said pivoted members, and dependin lugs on said rim adapted to be enga ed y said recessed portions of said pivota members.

Signed at Cleveland in the county of ovember, 1909.

Cfuglahoga and State of Ohio, this 11th day 0 a GEORGE J. FANNER;

Witnesses J 01m J. DoNNEnLY, A. B. DONNELLY. 

